Where is Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake is a lake in Forest County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake has a maximum depth of 48 feet. The lake covers 27 acres.

Horseshoe Lake

Forest County, Wisconsin27 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wisconsin DNR for this lake.

Max depth

48 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

27 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.2 mi

Measured length

48 ft max depth

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Horseshoe Lake in Forest County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 48 ft. Surface area: 27 acres.

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Horseshoe Lake is a 27-acre lake in Forest County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 48 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Horseshoe Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water48 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Horseshoe Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Horseshoe Lake

These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Horseshoe Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

48 ft

Surface area

27 acres

Shoreline

1.2 mi

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Nearby Lakes in Forest County

Pickerel Lake10 ft clear · Mesotrophic0.9 miView →Crane Lake7 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →Grass Lake—View →Arbutus Lake16 ft clear · Oligotrophic—View →St. Johns Lake10 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →Deep Hole Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Horseshoe Lake

Where is Horseshoe Lake?: Horseshoe Lake is a lake in Forest County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Horseshoe Lake?: Horseshoe Lake in Forest County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 48 ft. Surface area: 27 acres.
Is Horseshoe Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Horseshoe Lake?: Horseshoe Lake has a maximum depth of 48 feet. The lake covers 27 acres.